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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Technology
Brian Yalung

Apple to Raise iPhone, MacBook and iPad Prices as Tim Cook Confirms Impact of Global Chip Shortage

Buying an Apple device soon? You may want to act fast after Tim Cook confirmed price hikes are coming across Apple’s hardware lineup. (Credit: SimonWaldherr | Wikimedia Commons)

Apple is set to raise prices across its iPhone, MacBook and iPad ranges as chief executive Tim Cook confirms the impact of a global chip shortage is driving sustained cost pressures that are now feeding directly into retail pricing decisions across Apple's product line.

With shortages of memory and storage chips still unresolved, Cook said Apple has been left with little choice but to respond to escalating supply chain costs, despite efforts to shield customers from increases.

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